Interstate 85 in Virginia

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Interstate 85 Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length:	69 mi[1] (111 km)
South end:	I-85 at the North Carolina state line
Major junctions:	US 58 in South Hill US 1 near South Hill VA 40 near McKenney US 460 near Petersburg
North end:	I-95 in Petersburg
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Interstate 85 is a major interstate highway that links many areas of the southeastern United States from Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia.

Completed in 1972, I-85 runs for 69 miles ^[2] across Virginia from southwest to northeast from the North Carolina state line near Palmer Springs through South Hill to its northern terminus at Interstate 95 in Petersburg, which is about 25 miles south of Richmond. Interstate 85 also has the only 70 miles per hour speed limit in Virginia, from the North Carolina line to about 50 miles north.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Major cities 2 Exit list 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Major cities

Bolded are official control cities as determined by AASHTO.

• Durham, North Carolina
• South Hill
• Petersburg

[edit] Exit list

Exit locations courtesy of the Virginia Department of Transportation.^[3]

County/ Independent City	Exit #	Destinations	Notes
Warren County, North Carolina-Mecklenburg County, Virginia Border
Mecklenburg	crosses Lake Gaston/Roanoke River
	4	VA 903 - Bracey, Lake Gaston
	12A	U.S. Route 58 east - Norfolk, South Hill	Exit to reach Lawrenceville.
	12B	U.S. Route 58 west/VA 47 - South Hill, Chase City
	15	U.S. Route 1 - South Hill, Kenbridge
Mecklenburg-Brunswick county line	crosses the Nottoway River
Brunswick	24	VA 644 - Meridithville
	27	VA 46 - Blackstone, Lawrenceville
	28	U.S. 1 - Alberta
	34	VA 630 - Warfield
	39	VA 712 - Rawlings
Dinwiddie	42	VA 40 - McKenney
	48	VA 650 - DeWitt
	53	VA 703 - Dinwiddie
	61	U.S. Route 460 west - Blackstone
	Begin concurrency
	63A-B	U.S. 1	Unsigned U.S. 460 Business runs concurrently with U.S. 1. Use Exit 63A to reach Petersburg National Battlefield.
City of Petersburg	65	Squirrel Level Road
	68	I-95 south/U.S. 460 east - Rocky Mount, NC, Norfolk	U.S. 460 exits northbound and joins southbound. Exit to reach U.S. Route 301 (Crater Road).
	69	Downtown, Wythe Street, Washington Street	Use Exit 69 to reach Fort Lee and Hopewell
Northern Terminus - Interstate 95 in Petersburg

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Virginia@AA Roads - Interstate 85

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